What color is #002D70?

#002D70 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Atlantic Navy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002D70?

The RGB value is 0, 45, 112: 0 red, 45 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002D70?

The complementary color is #704300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002D70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002D70 color

#002D70 rgb(0, 45, 112)

Shades of blue

The hex color #002D70 is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 17.6% green and 43.9% blue (0, 45, 112).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Atlantic Navy (#13336F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#002D70 color codes

HEX	`#002D70`
RGB	`rgb(0, 45, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 17.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 100%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 60%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.23, 15.74, -42.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.23, 45.26, 290.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.862, 3.046, 15.71)`
Decimal	`11632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002D70, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #002D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #002D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002d70; }
.text { color: #002d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 45 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002d70, #0b0070); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #002D70?: #002D70 is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Atlantic Navy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002D70?: The RGB value is 0, 45, 112: 0 red, 45 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002D70?: The complementary color is #704300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002D70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.